(Closed) Inexpensive Purple Signature Drink

Hello bees! This is my first post. My fiance and I would like to have a signature drink at our reception. Our colors are deep purple, grey, and black. We tried the grape jolly rancher vodka, but it tastes like medicine. We need help coming up with one, preferably one with just two types of liquor.

I’m on the same mission… I have a bartender friend who is supposed to play with it and report back with the tastiest cheap purple drink he can come up with! I’ll let you know what he comes up with if you don’t find something else first.

I recommend NOT dying your drink a color. Some dyes can dye peoples’ tongues and teeth which is not cute, and if spilled they can stain. It’s also just not that appetizing to drink something dark colored unless you expect it to be dark (coffee, etc). Purple-colored liqueurs tend to be fakey tasting and not appropriate for a classy event imo- better for a frat party.

I recommend choosing a drink you like the taste of and finding a garnish that matches your theme. Garnish with blackberries, for example- they’re kind of a blackish purple. Muddling takes time, but if you’re prebatching the drinks, mash up a bunch of blackberries to give the drink some color (it might turn out reddish, not sure- you’d have to try it). Maybe a blackberry margarita or similar. Blueberries are dark in color as well. Typically drinks don’t have more than one type of liquor so that shouldn’t be a problem. They are usually a liquor, a liqueur (sweet and alcoholic, usually lower in alcohol than liquor), and mixers including juice or soda. Another option is to use grape juice as your base and add alcohol.